The Beatles Live At Circus Krone 1966

The shows took place at 5.15pm and 9pm. The second show was filmed by German television network Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), and followed a brief afternoon rehearsal set for the cameras. The footage was shown as Die Beatles on channel two on Tuesday 5 July, from 8-8.45pm.
Also appearing on the bill were Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers, The Rattles and Peter and Gordon. The German leg of the tour was known as the Bravo Blitztournee, and was sponsored by the entertainment magazine Bravo.

[@newspapertaxis1]

At 4:15 love the way George plays with the girls on the side while John and Paul kick ass on vocals!!!! This band was sent to us as a human medicine!!!! When you are down they make you feel up!!!! THEY WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER BAND GREATER THEN THE BEATLES!!!!!!!!!!

[@fwladd]

Totally agree!!

[@MegaWunna]

I agree that the beatles is amazing and the best band so far and it's very unlikely to be another band like the beatles. I also like how Paul mccartney tries to speak German as well. I remember seeing him live in Stockholm 2015 he tried some to speak Swedish he is funny, very entertaining and talented.

[@newspapertaxis1]

@@MegaWunna Yes!!! Beatles Rule!!! Cute little story...Lol!!!

[@harringtonjanet3300]

A G R E E D

[@daytripper9222]

Agree 100%. I was sitting in front of my grandparents TV in 1964 February 9th to watch them on The Ed Sullivan Show. Amazing.

[@ultimate0628]

0:52 Rock and Roll Music 2:25 Baby's In Black 5:05 I Feel Fine 7:39 Yesterday 10:05 Nowhere Man 12:48 I'm Down

[@juanjopoquiomaguerra2227]

Ultimate thanks brother, I didn’t know de second sonó until now , thanks a lot , you made my day 🙂👍🏽

[@pmitsos]

Was this the complete compkete concert? I just found this on KZbin on my tv, but was hoping it would be longer here. The GREATEST TOCJ 'N ROLL, POP, EVERYTHING BAND, THEN, NOW, AND FOREVER.....THE BEATLES REIGN SUPREME FOREVER!!!!!

[@ultimate0628]

@@pmitsos yes, Im pretty sure this is the full concert

[@Roystothecoolkid]

@@ultimate0628 She's a woman was before Baby's in black

[@jairrr7597]

@@ultimate0628 no. Day Tripper, She's a Woman, Paperback Writer, I Wanna Be Your Man, If I Needed Someone...

[@Appleholic1]

Raw and gritty...how can you not fucking love this?

[@FreeTheJambon]

I love how raw I feel fine sounds particularly... fits thid song a lot

[@gerarddouchesr.7969]

The truth about life has been revealed in the 1st 3 pages of "The Present" on the *truth contest site*. Google it!. If you are on the site homepage, then click on the Earth icon to read it!

[@pedropablomardonessantande7237]

😡

[@johndemuria851]

Appleholic1

[@progettiinc.8339]

Easy to say, but now, with Trump president will not be easy anymore !!

[@michaelhorton1350]

No smoke, mirrors, just four musicians having played 7 hour sets, sometimes back-to-back, for years. Dues paid.

[@sean6992]

The only smoke that was there was from the cigs

[@lucalone]

@@sean6992 herb cigarettes^

[@BionicHorseBeats]

i find it so hard to imagine this was only a year before they released sgt pepper's. such an amazing transformation in a short space of time.

[@reggiesalinas9606]

it was the LSD lol

[@65TossTrap]

The great transformation was Rubber Soul to Revolver. Compare “Run for Your Life” with “Tomorrow Never Knows”

[@skeptical4446]

Youre sleeping on Rubber Soul. My favorite Beatles album

[@65TossTrap]

Yeah you are right. Nothing really prepared us for Norwegian Wood. It was head and shoulders above Help.

[@thepossessor]

What month in 66' was this?

[@wjniemi]

That Lennon McCartney vocal blend is so so nostalgic and so identifiable.

[@jamesscanlan6240]

Love how tight they were before they stopped touring, not just musically but as friends. It's obvious they're having fun up there and enjoying each other's company. I love the story about having no front windshield on their car, being driven to their next gig and all four laying on top of each other for warmth, passing a whiskey bottle back and forth. You don't get much closer than that.

[@Maverikk68]

Love the part at 13:27 when John accidentally starts chunking on the rhythm during the solo on I'm Down, and then remembers he's not supposed to play there and puts his hands behind his back! lol

[@boooootch]

+Maverikk68 Ha... nice catch.

[@johnschreiber5163]

+Maverikk68 Clearly the poorest performed song for this show. They might have added it on at the end for an encore thinking it'll rock things up but it looks like they hadn't played it in forever. They came on stage and they plugged in their own cords and turned the amps up.

[@NoswalEvad]

+John Schreiber This was the first show of their 1966 world tour (June 24), their first since the previous December, and there was no rehearsal. They played "I'm Down"' on May 1 for the NME awards, but there's no documentation on the quality of the performance since a contractual dispute resulted in ABC cameras being turned off for that performance.

[@pernormann4869]

+Maverikk68 Or Paul when he messes up at 3:30. Well he just acts crazy to hide it. :-)

[@aslan4013]

+Maverikk68 even paul f*** up with the words hahhaaaa

[@timburr4453]

Their concerts in Germany were true homecomings. The Beatles made their bones in Hamburg. That's where they grew into the band they became.

[@volvos60bloke]

Only 17 years after the war ended. Amazing to see how quickly things can be returned to "normal". Brilliant.

[@MeeMee-gz5vp]

Can’t believe all these years I’ve listened to this song and didn’t know it was John who’s playing the solo intro to “I Feel Fine”.

[@bekindandmerciful5145]

Who can sing like this now. Live and beautiful. Perfection

[@AccurateCrabLegs]

People genuinely seem happier when The Beatles are playing right in front of them.

[@rollingstopp]

kinda like the center of the Universe maybe

[@ysgol3]

Absolutely, even now !!!

[@kalypso4117]

Yeah ikr! Some of the girls get their panties wet!.

[@kanealson5200]

as opposed to what?

[@Mendy7952]

I suspected that those guys were security, Not a small man among them.

[@joe6096]

They were writing and recording songs like Tomorrow Never Knows right now, at the same time while still playing songs they were playing in the Cavern and back in Hamburg 6 years earlier. The dichotomy of that, the complete juxtaposition of the simple, early, straight rock n roll tunes while at the same time they're actively getting ready to expand your mind and your ears in a whole new direction..... my God were these guys good! Fucking amazing!!!! And you have no idea how it warms my heart to see John smiling and enjoying playing Yesterday. Historically it would seem that was the first crack in their armor, that Paul was going it alone without them and just the quartet in the studio. But you can tell they're still the buddies they started out as when they met at that village fete in 1957.

[@NickInDetroit]

I am awestruck. Grew up with the Beatles and it is so refreshing to stumble upon some gems from the time before they retreated to the studio.

[@kikyaaakun]

I actually impressed at 13:12 !!!when Paul screwed up, Ringo is like"LOL WTF" but managed to cover up IMMEDIATELY with no hesitation. So so so cool.

[@endi3386]

Ding Dingding No, that’s the normal drum part of the song. He didn’t do anything different; he just carried on playing the song

[@Trenton.D]

Alexander Vickers People just like to make things up.

[@endi3386]

Trenton D ikr

[@Paul_Lucas]

This is the normal drum fill for this part of the song.

[@kjthekunoichi]

Ringo looked cute there😅😅

[@joebradley1520]

Nowhere man was definitely ahead of it's time...1966 was completely different than 1965

[@niqizamw27_h55]

am still listening it in 2024 n who's with me ?

[@cretoolsen5031]

I was in Germany in 1964, and I remember my parents getting "Meet the Beatles", I finally got a drum set in 1970, and I spent 3 hrs. a day in my basement playing to many Beatles songs, and by 1973 I wore out the Abbey road album, my brother said I would never be a drummer, by 1972 I was drumming for his garage band, my son put a little popcorn video on You Tube under Keith Howard Olsen, I know it sucks but I thank my Grandparents for letting me drum 3 hrs. a day to help get away from my depression of my parents divorce,

[@chrisattigliato1]

I always say to people humanity has no idea what that band has done for it

[@carkenny2]

So amazing what they did. Monitors were not invented yet, which means they could not hear a damn thing of what they were singing! They were just so good, and polished musicians. Way too much talent for just one band. The Beatles, never before and never again.

[@tjvanpopta]

+Teresa67 Factoid Yes,they were amazing and polished musicians. Without a doubt the best band in pop music history. Now after 5 decades and 46 years after they broke up almost everybody also knows their names. I was 16 years old in 1966 and it,s great to watch these concert,s on you tube.

[@jonnysongs]

+Teresa67 Factoid I agree, but they are sloppy here and not really trying hard. In 1964 (eg. Washington Coliseum) they are unbelievable as a live band

[@tjvanpopta]

+jonnysongs agree, they were sick and tired with touring. They had enough of it. this was the final tour.

[@garywolstenholme8861]

+TJ VP And boy does it show.....BUT.....50 years on a pub-standard Beatles performance littered with George Harrison bum guitar notes still has a unique appeal and knocks spots off many other bands polished live concerts. Great stuff! .

[@carkenny2]

They were not "sloppy", they could not hear a god dam note of what they were singing!!! If they were not such polished professionals they could not have played at all!.

[@TheJopor]

at age 67 listening to the greatest band in the world is a VIP ticket around the sun! Love Beatles . Thanks a lot for posting . Much appreciation !

[@markfcoble]

True for me.

[@user-te6lc5my4l]

И в 76 лет тоже,присоединяюсь!😊

[@luisaiudice3271]

Non esageriamo! C'è ne sono di molto meglio.

[@user-fl2ne6gt6y]

66 лет. Люблю, как в 1973 году, когда был подростком😂

[@Big_Tuna276]

The Beatles will always be the greatest band of all times.

[@benjidavis3063]

Nah

[@Gilbert_Dice_Gottfried]

@@benjidavis3063lol don’t be silly. This is incontrovertible evidence of how great of a band they were live

[@FatManTap]

The harmonies at the start of Nowhere Man 10:00 WOW

[@abc456f]

I know....just spot on.

[@jaymoore2738]

Truly!

[@bubbly912]

Liam Thorpe one word to describe those harmonies....AMAZING ☺😆👍👍👏

[@seamylicense8765]

Sounds even better than the studio version to me, those first harmonies

[@Enchmac]

Goosebumps

[@iambruman]

This rocks. I LOVE at 12:45 where Paul cant remember the first line to start "I'm Down" and John jumps in with a grin to tell him. There's the Beatles and then there's everybody else.

[@thesilvershining]

He looks first at George, I wish I could see his “deer in headlights” expression 😂

[@craigrheberling]

@@thesilvershining a simple distraction? it can happen to anyone!

[@creeperkiller9795]

From what I could hear, it sounded like John was saying “you feel down and you’re not gonna sing.” Then just before Paul sings the line, I can hear him say “do Long tall sally” I may be wrong on this but that’s what my ears hear.

[@shaneball238]

It never ceases to amaze me how they did it, they can't hear their instruments, their own vocals, the bands vocals, no monitors, feedback, screaming, no soundcheck...and with all the odds against them they can still pull it off and have fun! Simply the best band in the world...

[@joelcda6883]

During "I Feel Fine," the mic stand to John's right is too close for George and Paul to harmonize around -- so they subtly move it! All while singing and playing.

[@vfm66798]

I cannot remember any good life tape. The Beatles are the most overrated band of all times.

[@KaiserBlade]

The amps are behind them . They can hear them.

[@shaneball238]

@@vfm66798 Millions of people would totally disagree with you

[@vfm66798]

@@shaneball238 I am not millions of people. Public relation is the one and only power behind the scene.

[@Pompazoidee1]

Thank you SO MUCH for this. I am 57 years old, and have NEVER see "Yesterday" performed by the whole group before -- only as a solo by Paul. Also, I really enjoy watching the expressions on all of the old men who "just don't get it".

[@pixiewings21_9]

My God Paul had an extraordinary voice. When they're all singing, his is the voice that comes through (and not just because he's got the higher vocal) it's the quality or timbre of his voice. Beautiful

[@nonrepublicrat]

+Freshcookies 21 george is much better than paul.

[@pixiewings21_9]

+nonrepublicrat enlightening...

[@thebaobabs206]

+nonrepublicrat Sorry I don't think so.

[@subg8858]

That and he sings noticeably closer to the mic.

[@stevemorris6790]

@@nonrepublicrat , you must be tone deaf!

[@steveswift2648]

I saw the Beatles at Boston's Suffolk Downs on August 18, 1966, and it was pretty much the same set list as in Germany. My friends Skip, Bobby, and I hitchhiked from Rockland, Maine to Boston the day before the concert. The next morning, a kind man working the ticket booth let us walk in to see where our seats were. We were dismayed to see they were far to the left, a long distance from the stage. We went back to the ticket man, told him our story about thumbing down from Maine the day before (we stayed up all night), and he swapped our tickets, saying, "I'll think you'll like these better." That night, we discovered that we were in the 23rd row, directly in front of the stage. I'm forever grateful for the kindness shown to us by the ticket man that day, because not only could we see the band, we could hear them too, which was unlikely in the rear bleachers due to the deafening sounds of screaming fans.

[@gmetfooney78]

My dad took my mother to that concert after getting tickets through a disc jockey friend. My whole life I heard the story and always loved knowing they saw The Beatles live.

[@steveswift2648]

Thanks for sharing your story. It was a great concert!

[@gerrynightingale9045]

I must place you on my 'official hate-you' list! You were 'FRC' in seating for the 'Fabs?' ooooohhh...!(I saw all of them at the 'Olympic Diving pool' at the Sahara in '64 (just after Sullivan) and they were wearing 'Wayfarers' and 'Gilligan-caps' and shorts...and I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS 'THEM!' They were just 'lounging around' and getting some sun) I didn't even know they were there, playing at the 'Congo' showroom for two or maybe three days...I think it was a 'spur of the moment' type thing for them to be in Las Vegas)

[@mikekaplan7078]

Something that will live with you always

[@kevinkahomusic]

Steve Swift such an awesome memory!! I saw Paul just last week again in Tokyo Japan, he was in fine form at the age of 75, it's truly amazing!

[@dst.p7977]

"Yesterday" with the full band? Rare.

[@slouhend]

They played it this way in '66. All concerts.

[@stevenhaskell9025]

7:40

[@AaronStark1993]

Not really. They played it like that on the whole 1966 tour

[@MegaWunna]

And it's the best version of yesterday

[@beatlemangle1712]

@crush_davis that version was recorded in the studio. It's Take 1.

[@andypunzalan8328]

What a performance,,,no back up, no set,frills nor backgrounds. Just the stages & pure Beatles original song & the raw fav4..... Those were the days that started it all!!!!!.

[@artec0]

Still sends shivers down my spine. How bloody lucky we were to have had these guys as part of our youth!

[@liviotonso4851]

These are The Beatles that we loved.

[@GEMINDIGO]

Wonderful to hear Yesterday played by the whole band! Beautiful chord changes in that song.

[@JoeyAce]

George mistakenly introduced the song as being from the 1964 album 'Beatles for Sale'. It first appeared on 'HELP' released in '65.

[@dalebaker9109]

before the end of 1966, they had already recorded strawberry fields forever, and only a few months before, recorded rubber soul, and where just about to record revolver, what an interesting time! an interesting version of yesterday.

[@georgescarlett5441]

Yesterday in "G", good shew Paulie!!

[@hansschnier9745]

Paul's bass line in "Nowhere Man" is unbelievable. To play this and sing at the same time and yet look so relaxed... Amazing.

[@jerry12601]

+hansschnier He wrote the freakin' song. He should be able to do it in his sleep.

[@hansschnier9745]

+jerry12601 Not true: (1) John wrote it. (2) Instruments and vocals were recorded separately in the studio, so singing and playing like this, at the same time, is an added ability.

[@jerry12601]

There is no way anyone is going to convince me that someone else wrote Paul's bassline for this song. John did write the lyrics/ music but Paul was always responsible for his parts.

[@camilouseche598]

@@jerry12601 yes, but playing, singing, and playing+singing are three different things. U should give it a go and see for yourself

[@jerry12601]

@@camilouseche598 i do it every day. Some songs prove different levels of difficulty but usually manage it. Why would you assume I don't?

[@erreugeto]

I just the informality of this. The Beatles stroll out amid a bunch of people crowding the stage, check their own equipment, and take off. No bs. Just pros.

[@richsr.3171]

loved it

[@tonymarks841]

No guitar or drum techs and no stage hands. Paul comes out and adjusts the mike stands.

[@65TossTrap]

That was the beauty of the Beatles. They never tried to be anyone but themselves. Check out the strangeness of Freddie and the Dreamers or the bogus mechanics of any of the 100s of bands in the early sixties.

[@andrewcrosthwaite3976]

They’d been their own roadies for years. Surprised they didn’t unpack the van first

[@jorgegrane3034]

❤gracias!! Cómo nos llevan a esa fuerza arrobadora.. 😅 mientras fuimos creciendo nosotros fueron creciendo uds.

[@RICHARD-vb7ff]

THE GREAT BEATLES, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THE BEATLES WERE ABSOLUTELY WAY AHEAD OF THERE TIME.THE FAB 4 OH YEAH, YEAH IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN SO MANY YEARS AGO. GOD BLESS THE BEATLES & ALL US LOYAL FANS. ITS BEEN ONE HECK OF A RIDE. RICHIE'S MUSIC CÒ. THANK YOU!

[@thegatesofdawn...1386]

These are the great early songs that I grew up with.

[@ziizee66]

They are the only best thing that UK delivered - and thier songs will live forever. Love them to bits :-)

[@nightmarestudios703]

All they did was rip off Oasis

[@smashrunner8954]

you think thats funny,,,

[@fwladd]

So do I

[@michaeltaylor7660]

I have to say that after playing bars and small clubs for over 23 years now, that I know exactly how Ringo feels here. He's shoved behind the vocal and guitar amps and I guarantee that the rest of the band sounds like their around the corner as his drums are drowning him out as well. Tough playing conditions for sure.

[@robertnettleship5467]

Ringo's one of my favourite drummers man :) very underrated. And yeah terrible playing conditions

[@patrickel94]

Oh hello Robert! Funny finding your comment from two years ago on here!

[@HadEnough745]

Poor Ringo - no monitors and sitting behind amps. Tough situation for Ringo but he handled it like the pro that he was and still is.

[@monsieurcommissaire1628]

John & Paul sharing the microphone on "Baby's In Black" is epic. Rock Roll Majesty.

[@pigurine]

I lived in every minute of the 60s. If the Beatles started today, they would sell out the world!

[@marendenison3391]

3:40 love that little spin Paul does 😆

[@strawberryfields253]

its almost like a waltz

[@freddyfender1867]

Cool performance! Dang, the harmonies on "Nowhere Man" are insane!

[@DannerPlace]

Excellent performance. What a great band!

[@michaelgale6829]

Just love seeing these old clips . Just incredible . To think these guys perform so good LIVE! I’m privileged to have grown up listening to these Legends. There will never be a band like them . The influence they had on the world is unmatched. THEY ARE THE GREATEST BAND EVER!

[@raccuia1]

Great video thanks for posting. This was around the time that the critics were both dying for and expecting "The Beatles" to screw things up or fade away. But as we all know that didn't happen. They just kept on coming out with the most extraordinary music and evolving and changing all the time. Totally magnificent.

[@VirgilC23]

very best show ever. It´s like seeing mozart and bach performing together. nowhere man´s harmonies is out of this world

[@tuvous4990]

Beatles. I will love to the end every single thing about them even the great little songs. I am happy and grateful to have, love and to enjoy the experience of them. I still clap, scream and sing along. Seeing them play their work shows their greatness

[@alexandreneri2840]

There must be something inside everyone of us, human beings, that is deeply touched in our souls whenever music is played live without any kind of artificial device to correct voices, tuning, pitch....mistakes do not matter, wrong lyrics become part of the legend, jokes and camaraderie among fellow musicians on stage remind us that perfection is not needed every time someone plays or sings a note. It reminds us that we can send men to the Moon, rovers to Mars, but we still can relax and enjoy what we are: humans beings with flaws....The Beatles playing live in 1966 in the country where they honed their musical skills to turn into what we learned to love and look at in awe, even in 2021, is the quintessence of this.

[@michaelblaydes2259]

The Harrison solo at the end of I'm down was some of his best licks ever recorded. Reminded me of Stephen Stills, who was just coming along about this time in '66 wit Buffalow Springfield

[@robertdominguez6002]

+Michael Blaydes the guitar solo is reminiscent of Paul's guitar solo on "Taxman"

[@alias3660]

I've never heard Yesterday like that before! No strings at all, and as a full band! Wish there was a studio recording, it sounds real cool :)

[@zacharylubin533]

I love how in Beatles performances, George and Paul always share a microphone

[@akimmbo]

Never seen this one before. Thanks for this upload. they could sound like 7 people, with the crude stage equipment bac then I don't know how they heard their singing with zero vocal monitors. So sweet. ;0) Also surprised at how much John's guitar was really leading them on. Obviously, he was the main guitarist of the group. Vocals, unbelievable. for a live performance.

[@A.Briggs628]

I FREAKING LOVE this SO Much!! I’m so glad I found your channel! Thank you so much.. I appreciate your share!

[@pedrovergara4357]

Pasarán los días, los meses y los años pero la LEYENDA VIVIRA ETERNAMENTE!!!!

[@sratus]

It's amazing to think they were recording Sgt Pepper's less than 5 months after this. It's like a completely different band. They progressed at a lightning pace.

[@mrlatino1964]

I was 2 years old when this was recorded, god I'd give anything to return to days like this.

[@veleicemajohnson4840]

BEATLEMANIA would have been an amazing thing to live through ,... !! Great times way back then ,..everything was great,..'cept that war thang,..

[@karenawalthayes1901]

Like I said before they are immortal. I love them so much . NO ONE WILL EVER BE HALF AS GOOD AS THE BEATLES

[@zuzu12032010]

Listen to how tight their harmonies are. They have no stage monitors, there is no way they can really hear themselves and yet... spot on

[@Mooseboy08]

Incredible. They get onstage and sound like rank amateurs playing around with their amps for the first fifty seconds, and then at 0:52, that guitar kicks in and the absolute MAGIC of The Beatles kicks in… and never stops.

[@andrearivero9088]

Eben Musiker!!!

[@VincentGranito]

I lived in London at this time, and My only regret is that i've never seen the BEATLES live..AND I've seen dozens and dozens of groups live during the sixties and seventies. I did catch Bob Dylan's first Time using an electric guitar at Albert Hall nineteen sixty six. 🎉❤😊

[@mattfoley2315]

Gezzzz dumb ass, now a day bands never tune their own stuff.

[@JohnQ1127]

It's amazing how crude things were as late as 1966. The Beatles are essentially their own roadies, plugging in their instruments etc. It's a shame they didn't stick around just a few years longer to take advantage of the technology of the late 60's early 70's.

[@fwladd]

No whacking ferries! They did so extremely good, we are still idolising them 50 years after!!

[@Jay-vr9ir]

It was for 1966 a pretty good selection of microphones , German technology was very good in the 60's . Also the crowd was a touch more mature, as in not as much hesteria.

[@joe6096]

I saw Paul in 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. His STAGE monitoring control desk was bigger than most bands PA control desk, and his PA control desk took up easily 3 sections of seating space in the middle of the floor of the arena. All the Beatles had were their amps and the house loudspeakers. Not even a little stage monitor speaker. And poor Ringo had nothing - sitting behind the guitar amps all the time he couldn't even play off of them! That they could still play in tune, on time, and in synch on all the changes is mind blowing.

[@doitnowvideosyeah5841]

I see this show as hinting what they could have done had they just let the tech catch up. Love the set list. They sound stoned and having fun. Totally no longer teenybop

[@doitnowvideosyeah5841]

@@Jay-vr9ir I see this show as the Beatles becoming more a rock concert band instead of a teeny bop experience. If they had kept it up!

[@tommyhaynes521]

The Beatles is one of the few bands who weren't lip syncing . Most of the others were forced to do that when appeared on shows in the 60s

[@michaelcraig9449]

+Tommy Haynes very true.. they had much more creative freedom in many ways.. one of the first groups to make things go their way.. from then on it was the norm..

[@ipsurvivor]

+MannyMUCpsychodelia Very true. They did have an opportunity to use a very good system in Georgia, if I am not mistaken, where they could actually hear themselves clearly. I believe the maker of the equipment refused their offer to buy or rent the system. But of course one fluke night of good sound doesn't disprove your point. Even in 1967 when The Byrds were checking out the sound system for the Monterey Festival David Crosby was blown away by the quality of the sound system which indicates that most of the systems they were playing through at bigger venues were still garbage at that time. This set up was a slight improvement over some of the earlier ones in that they were using double microphones and there seemed to be more speaker cabinets but as you mentioned that only helps so much if you don't have front monitors bringing the sound back in the performer's direction. And these recordings in no way indicate how much audience volume they were contending with and how little of their own sound they could hear.

[@jaelge]

+Tommy Haynes There were a few shows that they were forced to do it on but I don't imagine they liked it and were always prepared or willing to perform rather than sync.

[@everythingpotatoversion1201]

I just love how quite heavily distorted John and George's guitar in this live

[@Caifo]

Nowhere Man ❤️❤️❤️

[@Caifo]

I saw one from the Budokan concerts many years ago, but this is far better. The audio mix of that concert is really bad.

[@eternalcolonel]

Amazing how they played amidst the chaos.

[@IanHallisey]

2:23 when George starts out "She's A Woman," but then they actually play "Baby's In Black" was killleeeeerrrr

[@nicobellic106]

John started it :P

[@evanholly3649]

Well On the previous tour they did twist and shout and then she’s a woman right after, I think they did on this tour also, so I’m not sure why they switched

[@MarcosMagalhaes_]

@Ian Hallisey “She’s a Woman” was played during this concert, but it was edited out.

[@tpackgaming8549]

Why did he edit "She's A Woman" out :(

[@fshoaps]

As, Albert oSauma, said, that's John Lennon playing!

[@yesterdayproductions1019]

This rendition of "Yesterday" is in G Major which is ONE FULL STEP HIGHER than the record! I love it with the guitars live.

[@stevstevhoov8288]

beatles were so amazing live , they had the talent !

[@myoung48281]

McCartney was one of the best screamers in rock, if not the best.

[@jonnysongs]

mark y def one of the best white screamers.. but the black guys kick his ass in that regard, Paul would u the same thing

[@myoung48281]

jonnysongs eh, it's a different kind of screaming with paul, it's very white, you are right, but I like it.

[@tommyhaynes521]

mark y I think he was influenced by Little Richard's screams

[@jimiguitar100]

Yes! My favorite Paul scream is just before the guitar solo in Cant buy me love

[@c2itccase9]

mark y the best

[@1956classylady]

Imagine how great they became and didn't have the technology of today. Real talent...

[@jimdep6542]

I think today's technology would have cheapened them

[@GussieGreen-om6ln]

The Beatles are the best band perfect dressers dam good haircuts marvelous instrument playing and friendship that can't be matched Also the Beatles are humorous and make me laugh sing along with their humor and down to earth attitudes 71 and still listening to the Beatles Beatles Beatles Beatles Oh. Yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah

[@victorgarciavargas8056]

These guys were really musicians. Respect. They always played live, no playback at all, they didn't need it 'cause they were able to make great music with their bare hands, voices, and gifted swing.

[@kayequinn7146]

Timeless treasure of music. Incomparable music,lyrics,harmonies. And my man Ringo on the drums. 😍

[@andys9337]

The greatest four piece band ever....fantastic!!!!

[@louissaraiva2296]

This electric version of Yesterday is amazing , even John looks at Paul and is so happy 😊

[@juliocesarflores4661]

10:52 : HOW COULD YOU EXPLAIN THIS?: SIMPLY: THE KINGS OF THE WORLD!...

[@dkmusicvi-deos9924]

True

[@frankmccormick1175]

great guitar solo by george

[@turquisestones]

"10:52 : HOW COULD YOU EXPLAIN THIS?" - What exactly?

[@swag83111]

turquisestones I suppose he meant the fact they kept the tempo with all the moving parts?

[@juliocesarflores4661]

WHEN THEY ARE FOCUSED BY BACK, BEGINNING THE GUITAR SOLO. THEY WALK BACK AND IT IS LIKE AN ENORMOUS EXPLOSION. SO: HOW COULD YOU EXPLAIN THIS (that explosion, i mean). YOU KNOW. IF YOU FEEL THAT MOMENT, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM SPEAKING ABOUT.

[@lazyrrr2411]

a REAL Band : Blowing cues • Forgetting words • Fighting bad sound - Can't hear a thing • making screw-ups •• Keeping a Straight face while your band mates shoot knowing glances to one another ... THAT'S Rock & Roll❗

[@strawberryfields253]

amen. i noticed that the verses in yesterday kept repeating and thought "haha thats real."

[@davidleblanc4521]

This IS Paul Mccartny!

[@janetbedford7562]

THANK YOU ~ to whoever filmed, recorded, archived and SHARES THIS WITH US.

[@steventhaw3765]

Each can stand, sing, and play solo !!! A MIRACLE they are together the BEATLES !!! That is why they are the FAB FOUR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@waynedent7646]

How they kept it so together without monitors on those big stages is a wonder. They play as though they can hear each other. Not only that, but there is still a unifying sound as well. Astounding!

[@CarloMarchiori]

they were great performers

[@carlosvelasquez2731]

The Beatles were beautiful ❤️😘💞❤️

[@lyndawelch1200]

The sound out of that antiquated musical equipment only showed their talent...they were 😮ahead of their time...at 70 I'm still a Beatle fan...forever..

[@juananavarrete9527]

Grandes musicos con su simple preciencia y su talento llenaban el escenario

[@TrollOverBeethoven]

I don't even know what language that is but I know exactly what you said

[@WillStephensArt]

Their secret weapon was Paul’s soaring harmonies bloody top drawer

[@lindypatterson1048]

Breathtakingly complex, harmonic and beautiful

[@mikevale3620]

One of the few occasions I know of where the audience could actually hear the performance...BRAVO...The Beatles!

[@markmoth]

Beatles really did heavy lifting workwise which just makes their creative stuff more amazing

[@carloss3534]

German efficiency. This is the first video I watch of the Beatles where everything (wires, mics and sound) works perfectly. Not the bad organization and sound of the US tours.

[@rickc661]

Carlos - check out the KZbin vid of the Australia ' 64 concert. the 2 best songs ( to me) at the end lose the vid part but overall it's superb technically.

[@samkniffen6623]

Astonishing video. They felt each other's breath when they sang so close together at the mic, too. Imagine.

[@Gilbert_Dice_Gottfried]

My god they were so good at this point. This is one of the most important pieces of media ever. Live footage of them just before they quit performing is such a treat. They didn’t even perform stuff from revolver because it was so hard to replicate it on stage. Just playing nowhere man alone is really hard because the vocal harmonies are so intricate. It’s such a treat to hear them do nowhere man live though. It’s haunting how it really makes you feel like you’re hearing something lost in time. They absolutely perfected their live playing by 1966. Probably the greatest concert footage I’ve ever seen just for the prestige of it being the Beatles in their absolute heyday of performing. I can’t even put into words how it feels watching and listening to this. It’s like a time capsule where you peer into what the vibe was like all the way back in 1966. Makes me grateful for being a fan of music and rock n’ roll. So profoundly nostalgic. Even though everyone respects the Beatles, I don’t think we are fully aware of how grateful just this 15 minute video even exists. It’s just too good.

[@Raelyn976]

Best comment 🏆

[@patricktracy1966]

There are 5 songs on Revolver they could have easily done live. Easier than Nowhere man. They didn't really want to expand their live set back then, they wanted to stop playing live.

[@IgnorancEnArrogance]

I have never heard a full band version of yesterday performed, how great.

[@earthlingjohn]

This is now my favorite version of Yesterday :-)

[@TheHollowBodiesBand]

Nowhere Man in E, the best of all XD

[@BeatlesCentricUniverse]

+RealSoundAdrian Funny!

[@paulwilson8061]

TheHollowBodiesBand what does it mean?

[@LepraGamer]

Seксgay Sim-simka tuning

[@RogerPeet]

I saw these guys, live. Aug 22 1965 Portland OR It was my 9th Birthday I was already a fan It was smack dab in the middle of BEATLEMANIA ! Girls were screaming and crying It was 2 weeks after they released 'Help" It was soo fab

[@MichaelSmith-jw8qw]

last tour 66--it went so fast--now it's fifty years later--such a great live act

[@stanco195321114]

The guy to the right and behind Ringo with the white shirt without the tie wearing glasses is Mal Evans, To the left of Mal, wearing what looks to be a dark turtleneck is Neil Aspinall. The Beatles road managers. (around 5:27)

[@user-by6mc3br8d]

Incredibly and divine! Words can not tell! Idols of youth!